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Hegseth Calls For Rapidly Fielding New Tech, Taking Hard Look At Legacy Programs

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, February 7th, 2025

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Hegseth Calls For Rapidly Fielding New Tech, Taking Hard Look At Legacy Programs

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a town hall meeting for Department of Defense personnel at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

New Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Friday reiterated his focus on “rebuilding the military” will include rapidly fielding new technologies and scrutinizing the effectiveness of legacy programs for future deterrence and potential conflict. “There’s a lot of programs around here that we spend a lot of money that when you actually war game it [they] don’t have the impact you want them to,” Hegseth said. “One of the benefits I have is I don’t…have any special interests. I don’t…

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